Lola is an eight-year-old Border Collie in Columbus, OH, who needs $2,000 for urgent care.

Lola narrowly escaped death! She was found stuck in a creek in rural Kentucky and could not get out because she is blind. Luckily someone called a local animal shelter and staffers went out and saved her. Then the shelter contacted Stop the Suffering rescue. The group took Lola in immediately.

"The shelter said, 'Oh please take this dog, she is breaking our hearts,'" Lynne A., with the rescue, tells Waggle. "I was like, 'How the hell did she get in a creek? Who put her there?' I had so many questions."

And soon after Lola was saved, it was clear she needed urgent medical care. "The condition that she was found in made rescuers cry," Lynne says. "This sweet, submissive Border Collie mix was picked up with her eyes bulging out of their sockets. She was matted and covered in feces. It was clear that she had not received love in a very long time. She was very traumatized by her situation."

Veterinarians found Lola was not only blind, but she also had diabetes, heartworms, and severe hookworms. The rescue is raising money to pay for all her care and bringing Lola to a specialist to see if anything can improve her vision. "It's difficult to imagine what she has been through, but we do know that it's all behind her. A nice warm bed and love will be all she knows from here on out," Lynne says.

Stop the Suffering rescue says their main goal is not to be needed one day, not get pleas of help for abandoned and neglected animals daily. Until that day arrives, they are fighting what seems like a never-ending battle. They depend on donations to help dogs like Lola. They hope you will give to her campaign so she can get the much-needed treatment she requires.

"We take a lot of special needs dogs, and we love seniors," Lynne adds. "We always need extra funding to care for the special needs pets we take. We cannot wait for Lola's restored health and placement into a forever home."